A GOOD CATCH & CLUSTER ARTS PRESENT CASTING OFF
Winner: Best Circus And Physical Theatre
Adelaide Fringe 2019
Winner: Best Circus
Total Theatre & Jacksons Lane Award for Circus Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Multi-award winning, Australian circus group A Good Catch brings its hit show, Casting Off to Regional QLD, after award winning seasons at the largest Fringe Festival in the world, Edinburgh Fringe.
Casting Off is a joyful, absurd, witty and poignant circus show. A refreshing and uplifting conversation between three generations, it challenges the stereotypes of women and aging. Casting Off throws away the textbook on how contemporary circus is viewed, challenging conventions and subverting expectations. Funny and heartfelt, these powerhouse women tumble, talk, fly, and balance precariously, making the personal-political, the furious -funny, and the acrobatics are downright dangerous.
A joyous accumulation of moments that shine a light on women relating to each other in playful, fruitful relationships. Flipping and climbing to a soundscape of the many disparate texts (lists, poems, conversations, melodies, arguments and biographies) that embody each day.
Casting Off is a theatrical circus experience that celebrates thoughtful, strong, and resilient individuals, and just one of the many performances Brisbane based producer Cluster Arts has in store for the region.
“Regional communities are the heart and soul of our state”, says Deb Wilks, Executive Director at Cluster Arts. “They deserve to have great live performance in their own backyards, and we are committed to bringing it to them!”.
A Good Catch formed in 2017 with the aim to experiment with circus. The three women at its heart are Debra Batton, Sharon Gruenert and Spenser Inwood. Brought together by life’s adversities and a pinch of serendipity, all three began acrobatics as children and enjoy distinctive careers in Circus and Physical Theatre, individually performing with prestigious companies including Cirque du Soleil, Flying Fruit Fly Circus, Legs on the Wall, and Circus Oz to name just a few. Together, they seek to nurture their own creative voice with a feminist tone and a pro-active attitude, re-inventing the collective approach to devised performance: aiming to experiment without fear of failure, without adhering to genre expectations, and with curiosity about what circus can be.
